Designation identifiers
- UKSL unique ID
- GAC0069
- OFSI group ID
- 16843
- Designation type
- Individual
- Date designated
- 2 April 2025
- Last updated
- 10 April 2025
Regimes
- The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021
Designation sources
- UK
Sanctions imposed
- Asset freeze
- Travel Ban
- Director Disqualification Sanction
Official reasons
- There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Melvin Ernesto Quijivix Vega ('Quijivix') is an involved person under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulation 2021 on the basis of the following ground: Quijivix is or has been involved in serious corruption by profiting financially or obtaining a benefit from serious corruption. During his tenure as President of the National Institute of Electrification (Instituto Nacional de Electrificación), when he was a foreign public official holding an executive or administrative position in Guatemala, he had a role in the grant or allocation of property and improperly diverted, granted or allocated that property, namely public funds, for his own benefit, to companies in which he held an interest, specifically Grupo Eda and MINE.
Other information
- The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
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